According to past Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies, “mediocre male players” are “stealing” awards from women and girls by self-identifying as the other sex. While professional sporting organizations were starting to understand the significance of maintaining single-sex groups, Davies, who won gold at the Moscow Games in 1980, claimed that women and ladies competing at aspiring levels were being told to “budge over” and allow trans athletes to compete with them.
She issued the reminder in support of a Policy Exchange think tank report that claimed allowing transgender people to engage in their preferred category was endangering the justice and security of grassroots activity.
Davies won gold in Moscow, which her father after painted for her in gold.
THE TIMES’ GARETH IWANJONES
Martina Navratilova, the original world No. 1 researcher, joined Davies in advancing the study.
